摘要:Disasters are LOCAL:Health Care Facilities Lack Resources for Mass Causalities Designed to Deal With Daily Emergencies Most Natural Disasters in Rural Areas-Coordination&Distance Urban Disasters-Cascading and Complex,Mix of Disasters Health Facilities Must Deal With:Immediate Acute Care Long-Term Care and Psychosocial Trauma.Result of Mass Disaster-Usually multiples of 100-1000.This leads to a Surge of Patients to Hospitals&Health Care Facilities.Surge Capacity:The ability to handle massive and immediate overload of emergency services.